. I agree that C is the weakst, and D has an interesting perspective, but I'm not clear as to what the story is. It looks like the boy is running away with his dog, but what significance does the dragonfly have? Is the dragonfly also his pet and wants to take it with him but the dragonfly wants to fly free?
Well, this month has really had me going in circles. I literally made three illustrations before settling on a fourth and final composition, which I think has more kidlit-oriented emotional narrative in it. But I thought I'd show off the others I did and get your opinions just in case I'm overthinking...
I think A is too creepy (I feel), B is to conceptual, C is too flat and digital and symmetrical and... It's the weakest I feel.
But I feel like the composition of D, and the emotional notes seem better than the others. I don't know if it has more "story" in it than the others but it seems "clearer" to me somehow... I have a long way to go on it (this is just a little color fun, and the Spanish Moss is a Mess), but of the four I think D is probably the strongest for this month.
Still, I thought I'd post this on the forums just to make sure my instincts are leaning in the right direction. Because my gut--and voting choices in the Critique Arena--have been WAY way off more often than not. Such that I'm a lot less sure of myself and my capacity to recognize what works and what doesn't. I'd appreciate it if ya'll could let me know if you see what I'm seeing, because I'm psyching myself out... Thank-you so much!!
